The Holy Bible has some of the most adult-themed passages written anywhere. Throughout human history, the way humans have interacted with one another has regularly been brutal, abusive, tortuous, and evil, and the Bible makes no apology for keeping record of such. Because Scripture records stories of people at
both their best and their worst, the Bible is not for the squeamish. That's why it includes rules about such adult-themed material as bestiality and incest. Perhaps ironically, in contrast to some Christian radio stations that market themselves as being "
safe for the whole family," the content of our own Bibles is not always so.
Scripture records rape, murder, abuse, assault, deceptive sexuality, prostitution, torture, and slavery. Some biblical descriptions even manage to work many of these into a single account. And, these accounts aren't hidden. While sometimes the language has enough euphemism ("he went in to her," "Adam knew his wife," etc.) that children do not catch the meaning, such phrases are often right there in the stories of key figures – Abraham, Saul, Samson, Noah, Esther, Lot, David... and their reality-show-worthy children.
The Holy Bible has some of the most adult-themed passages written anywhere and a hero (God) who is no fairy-tale dandy.
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